Officers have arrested a man who grabbed, choked and robbed an 8-year-old girl as she walked to school, Prince George's County police said.Two officers driving separately into work Monday morning each heard the radio call for a suspicious man outside a school that was on lockdown. Police said both officers went to the school and found a man standing outside, where he had just urinated on the school building. The officers approached the man, Lamar Samuel, of Washington, and took him into custody. Police said Samuel approached the girl in the 4900 block of Annapolis Road, choked her and grabbed her cellphone. Police said he then carried the girl in a chokehold across the street, where he was confronted by school staff. Police said Samuel let go of the girl, staff members got the girl to safety and the school was placed on lockdown. The victim's injuries were not serious, police said. Investigators said Samuel matched the description of a man who groped a woman on a Metrobus in Bladensburg 20 minutes before the attack on the girl. Police said Samuel matched a man seen in surveillance photos provided by Metro Transit Police. In connection with the assault on the girl, Samuel is charged with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, indecent exposure and robbery among other charges. He's being held without bond. Also on WBALTV.com:

BLADENSBURG, Md. —

Officers have arrested a man who grabbed, choked and robbed an 8-year-old girl as she walked to school, Prince George's County police said.

Two officers driving separately into work Monday morning each heard the radio call for a suspicious man outside a school that was on lockdown. Police said both officers went to the school and found a man standing outside, where he had just urinated on the school building. The officers approached the man, Lamar Samuel, of Washington, and took him into custody.

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Police said Samuel approached the girl in the 4900 block of Annapolis Road, choked her and grabbed her cellphone. Police said he then carried the girl in a chokehold across the street, where he was confronted by school staff. Police said Samuel let go of the girl, staff members got the girl to safety and the school was placed on lockdown. The victim's injuries were not serious, police said.

Investigators said Samuel matched the description of a man who groped a woman on a Metrobus in Bladensburg 20 minutes before the attack on the girl. Police said Samuel matched a man seen in surveillance photos provided by Metro Transit Police.

In connection with the assault on the girl, Samuel is charged with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, indecent exposure and robbery among other charges. He's being held without bond.